Soul Man (1986)

Soul Man (1986)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1986-10-24 United States of America 104 Min. PG-13
5.306 155 votes
Comedy

Overview

A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.

Cast

C. Thomas Howell is Mark Watson
Mark Watson
Rae Dawn Chong is Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker
Arye Gross is Gordon Bloomfeld
Gordon Bloomfeld
James Earl Jones is Professor Banks
Professor Banks
Melora Hardin is Whitney Dunbar
Whitney Dunbar
Leslie Nielsen is Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Dunbar
Ann Walker is Mrs. Dunbar
Mrs. Dunbar
James B. Sikking is Bill Watson
Bill Watson
Max Wright is Dr. Aronson
Dr. Aronson
Jeff Altman is Ray McGrady
Ray McGrady
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Lisa Stimson
Lisa Stimson
Maree Cheatham is Dorothy Watson
Dorothy Watson
Wallace Langham is Barky Brewer
Barky Brewer
Eric Schiff is Booey Fraser
Booey Fraser
Ron Reagan is Frank
Frank
Mark Neely is Brad Small
Brad Small
David Reynolds is Ernie
Ernie
Wolfe Perry is Leon
Leon
Jerry Pavlon is Bruce Wizansky
Bruce Wizansky
Laurel Green is Zendel
Zendel
John David Bland is Seth
Seth
Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard is George Walker
George Walker
Felix Nelson is Mr. Walker
Mr. Walker
Betty Cole is Mrs. Walker
Mrs. Walker
Bo Mancuso is Bundy Dunbar
Bundy Dunbar
Donald Hotton is Mr. Wicher
Mr. Wicher
Linda Hoy is Mrs. Sherwood
Mrs. Sherwood
Robert Burleigh is Bouchard Man
Bouchard Man
Jonathan Wise is Andrew
Andrew
Amy Stoch is Kim
Kim
Paul O'Brien is Officer Schkolnick
Officer Schkolnick
M.C. Gainey is Jail Cell Bigot
Jail Cell Bigot
Freddie Dawson is D.J.
D.J.
Scott L. Treger is Harvard Basketball Player (uncredited)
Harvard Basketball Player (uncredited)

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